Holliday v. Pegram
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Florence, Action by J. W. Holliday against G. H. Pegram and C. W. Payne, copartners in trade, under the firm name of G. H. Pegram & Co. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal: submit: Allegation of contract is irrelevant in action on quantum meruit: 94 S. C. 406; and should have been stricken out: 71 S. C. 340; 64 S. C. 509; 54 S. C. 95; 18 S. C. 479; 80 S. C. 499; 18 S. C. 479; 71 S. C. 7; Pom. Rem.
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Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Florence, Action by J. W. Holliday against G. H. Pegram and C. W. Payne, copartners in trade, under the firm name of G. H. Pegram & Co. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal: submit: Allegation of contract is irrelevant in action on quantum meruit: 94 S. C. 406; and should have been stricken out: 71 S. C. 340; 64 S. C. 509; 54 S. C. 95; 18 S. C. 479; 80 S. C. 499; 18 S. C. 479; 71 S. C. 7; Pom. Rem. (2d ed.), secs. 551, 552; 2 Wait. Pr. 437. submit: An order refusing to strike out irrelevant matter is not appeal-able: 74 S. C. 13; 77 S. C.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
At first, plaintiff sued on contract to recover the rent due for the use of a warehouse. A directed verdict for plaintiff was reversed on the ground, besides others, that the Court erred in holding that the letters introduced to prove the contract made a complete contract. 89 S. C. 73, 71 S. E. 367, Ann. Cas. 1913a, 33.
The case was remanded for a new trial, which was had without amendment of the complaint- — plaintiff still suing upon contract. On the second trial, the Court directed a verdict for defendants on the ground that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Holliday v. PegramSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
- Holliday v. G. H. Pegram & Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
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